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mælan

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mǽlde and him beforan sǽde praedixit, Gr. D. 103, 32. Add

níd-bád

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Add: figurative Hwæt, wé nú wǽron fægne þæt wé ne móston bedíglan on ússum scræfum, þæt ús ne swencte mid his mægnis nídbáðe, Mod. Philol. 1. 33

tó-drífan

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Add His geféran tódráf, Chr. 1036; P. 158, 24. Add Seó þiccnys þára woruldcara swíðe áwésteð and tódrífeð ( devastat ) ánra gehwilces bisceopes mód, Gr. D. 41, 8

un-gebét

Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt.
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I. add Þá synne þe ǽr ungebéted hæfde, Gr. D. 329, 3. Him nǽnig syn ungebéted (-bétedu, v.l. ) bútan wrace áleoðod wæs, 332, 3

worn

Grammar
worn, (l b).
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Swá swá spræc tó fæderum úrum (Abraham) and sǽdes worne (sædsworne, MS.) sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55. Add

yfel-sacung

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Add:: blasphemy on ðǽre yfelsacunge swealt, Gr. D. 290, 2. Swá hwylc man yfelsacunge sǽde on þone Hálgan Gást, 328, 7. Wé gehýrdon his yfelsacunga, Nap. 88

ge-hwilc

Grammar
ge-hwilc, <b>;
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</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23

hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽwen, adj.
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Genim ðás wyrte ðe grécas brittanice and engle hǽwen hydele, Herb. 30; Lchdm. i. 126, 6. Hǽwene hnydele, iii. 24, 8.

meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
meahtig, <b>mæhtig, mehtig, mihtig;</b> adj.

mightypowerfulablePossible

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Heó was swá mihtegu wið God ðæt heó sealde blindum gesihþe, Shrn. 31, 12. Meotud biþ meahtigra ðonne ǽnges monnes gehygd, Exon. 83 a; Th. 312, 28; Seef. 116. Migtigra, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 33; Dan. 522.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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geseah dríge stówe wíde æteówde, Cd. Th. 10, 31 ; Gen. 165. Ðú meaht swá wíde ofer woruld ealle geseón, 36, 1; Gen. 565. Ðǽr is wóp wíde gehéred ( heard on all sides ), 285, 6; Sat. 333: Andr. Kmbl. 3107; An. 1556.

æt-eówian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-eówian, -eówigan; p. de, ede; impert. -eow; pp. ed.

To shewdisplaymanifestdeclareostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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He geseah dríge stówe æteówde he saw the dry places displayed, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 31; Gen. 165. v. intrans. To appear; apparere, manifestari Æteówige drígnis appareat arida, Gen. 1, 9. Æteów fór Effraim appare coram Effrem, Ps. Th. 79, 2

a-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrdan, -werdan; p. -wyrde; pp. -wyrded, -wyrd; v. trans.

To injurecorruptdestroylæderecorrumperevitiareviolare

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To injure, corrupt, destroy; lædere, corrumpere, vitiare, violare Ðe he sylf awyrde whom he himself had injured, Homl. Th. i. 4, 24. Æðeling manig wundum awyrded many a noble injured with wounds, Beo. Th. 2230; B. 1113.

fæder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæder-líc, def. se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestralpatrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus

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Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral; patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus Wæs he to ðære fæderlícan healle gelǽdd he was led to his father's hall, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 11.

ge-boned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-boned, part.

Polishedburnishedpŏlītus

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Polished, burnished; pŏlītus He hæfþ ðiderynn gedón ii mycele gebonede róda, and ii mycele Cristes béc gebonede, and iii gebonede scrín, and i geboned altare he has placed therein two large burnished crosses, and two large Christ's books [= Gospels]

eald-feónd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-feónd, eald-fínd, es; m.

An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus

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Ðæt he ne léte him ealdfeónd oncyrran mód from his Meotude that he did not let the ancient fiend turn his mind from his Creator, 37b; Th. 124, 7; Gú. 336: 62a; Th. 229, 2; Ph. 449: 121a; Th. 464, 18; Hö. 89

leóf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóf-líce, adv.

Kindlygraciouslygladlylovingly

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leóflíce lífes ceápode moncynne graciously he purchased life for mankind, Exon. 24 a; Th. 67,29; Cri. 1096. Fore onsýne éces déman lǽddon leóflíce before the face of the eternal judge they led him lovingly, 44 a; Th. 149, 3; Gú. 756

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, es; n. (?)

Math in after-mathmowinghay-harvest

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Math in after-math, mowing, hay-harvest Freóh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreom þingum án is circsceat and ðæt mid eallum cræfte twuga on geáre [wyrce ?]

molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
molsnian, p. ode

To moulderbecome corruptdecay

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To moulder, become corrupt, decay Sóna molsnaþ and wyrþ tó ðære ilcan eorþan ðe ǽr of gesceapen wæs soon it (the body) suffers corruption, and turns to the same earth from which before it was made, Blickl. Homl. 21, 28.

Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian

ge-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tremman, p. -tremede; pp. -tremed

To strengthenestablishconfirmfirmāreconfirmāre

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To strengthen, establish, confirm; firmāre, confirmāre Eall úre líf he getremede he strengthened all our life, Blickl. Homl. 9, 36.

ge-wealc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wealc, es; n.

A rollingmotionan attackvolutatioimpetus

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Togeánes ðán he manega gewealc and gewinn hæfde against which he had many a struggle and contest, Chr. 1100; Erl. 237, 9

Linked entries: ge-wilc -wealc